MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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